Japan Professional Bowling Association

The Japan Professional Bowling Association (日本プロボウリング協会, Nippon Puro Bōringu Kyōkai^?) (JPBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in Japan. The organization was founded by Masaaki Ishikawa (石川雅章, Ishikawai Masaaki^?), and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professional bowling for both men and women. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo. The current president of the JPBA is Ritsuko Nakayama.

JPBA sanctioned events

• Bowling Revolution P★League - Weekly made-for-TV series of tournaments for select women.
• Japan Ladies Bowling Club - Series of women-only bowling tournaments.
• Dydo Japan Cup - JPBA and PBA sanctioned annual event.

Notable JPBA members

As of April 2008, the JPBA membership is made up of 792 males, and 304 females.^[1]

Male

• Hiroto Kimura (木村広人)
• Isao Yamamoto (山本勲)
• Masayuki Koyama (小山雅之)
• Nobuaki Takahashi (高橋延明)
• Park Jong-soo
• Ryōta Ichihara (市原竜太)
• Shigenori Sakata (坂田重徳)
• Yoshiki Ōsawa (大澤義樹)

Female

• Aino Kinjo
• Aki Nawa
• Akiko Tanigawa
• Hiromi Matsunaga
• Masami Abe (阿部聖水)
• Masami Hasegawa (長谷川真実)
• Mayumi Yoshida (吉田真由美)
• Mika Sakai
• Mika Sato (佐藤美香)
• Miki Nishimura
• Nachimi Itakura
• Reika Sakai (酒井玲佳)
• Risa Suzuki (鈴木理沙)
• Sanae Mori (森彩奈江)
• Suzuna Miyagi (宮城鈴菜)
• Urara Himeji (姫路麗)
• Wendy Macpherson
• Yuki Yamamoto (山本由紀)
• Yukie Koyama (小山幸恵)
• Yūko Nakatani (中谷優子)
• Yurika Ōyama (大山由里香)

References

External links

• JPBA web site
• JPBA listing of members' blog sites